unnatural; affected; studied; forced
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
solitude; loneliness; isolation
the Japanese syllabary symbols
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
respect (epistolary usage)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
toast; congratulatory cup
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
wicked tongue; abusive language
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
but; however; even though; even if
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter